Monday, 31 May 2010

Snagit a blog post…

When I see something which triggers the “could be a blog post” thought I grab a screenshot with Snagit. and save the image. Sometimes I use the Send > TypePad output to post direct from the Snagit Editor. Usually I tick “Post as Draft” as it could be days, weeks, months before the actual post appears but means the idea is captured in a few seconds.

Snagit ships with a selection of Outputs installed and others, including most blog/message platforms, available (free!) from the Download Accessories page or Tools > Accessories in Snagit.

If you upgrade from an earlier version of Snagit accessories will be migrated but you should visit the Tools > Accessories > Accessories Manager to see if updated versions are available. Often this requires user intervention as account based services, like Flickr and TypePad, require you to authorise the initial access. Once done it becomes click & post with Snagit managing the rest.

As seen below the TypePad Output plug-in has basic text edit and layout options so it’s possible to create a simple post with image direct from Snagit. The only thing I’d like to see is support for Categories/Tags to eliminate the need to add these in TypePad. Snag, click, type, post, done!

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Snagit a blog post…

When I see something which triggers the “could be a blog post” thought I grab a screenshot with Snagit. and save the image. Sometimes I use the Send > TypePad output to post direct from the Snagit Editor. Usually I tick “Post as Draft” as it could be days, weeks, months before the actual post appears but means the idea is captured in a few seconds.

Snagit ships with a selection of Outputs installed and others, including most blog/message platforms, available (free!) from the Download Accessories page or Tools > Accessories in Snagit.

If you upgrade from an earlier version of Snagit accessories will be migrated but you should visit the Tools > Accessories > Accessories Manager to see if updated versions are available. Often this requires user intervention as account based services, like Flickr and TypePad, require you to authorise the initial access. Once done it becomes click & post with Snagit managing the rest.

As seen below the TypePad Output plug-in has basic text edit and layout options so it’s possible to create a simple post with image direct from Snagit. The only thing I’d like to see is support for Categories/Tags to eliminate the need to add these in TypePad. Snag, click, type, post, done!